ADOPTED SENATE AMENDMENTS

 

MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2013

 

SF0019SS001/A

 

 

Page 1-line 2                                      After "district" insert "and subsequent district elections".

 

Page 1-line 16                                    After "created" insert "and subsequent district elections held".

 

Page 2-After line 12                        Insert and renumber:

 

                                                                                "(iii)  Any subsequent election for a special hospital district created under this subsection shall be held as provided in the Special District Elections Act of 1994.".  CASE, CHAIRMAN

 

 

SF0037SS001/A

 

Page 1-line 1                                      Delete "limiting effect" insert "providing for participation".

 

Page 1-line 2                                      Delete through "date for".

 

Page 1-line 3                                      After "advocate;" delete balance of line.

 

Page 1-line 4                                      Delete "director;".

 

Page 1-line 9                                      Delete ", 37-2-403 and 37-2-404(b) are" insert "is".

 

Page 1-line 13                                    After "(e)" delete balance of line and insert "In any case where the office of consumer advocate does not intervene, the commission shall have the authority to authorize its staff to participate as a party before the commission.  The commission shall exercise this authority not later than five (5) business days following the deadline for any intervention.".

 

Page 1-line 14 through 16             Delete.

 

Page 2-lines 1 through 15             Delete.  CASE, CHAIRMAN

 

 

 

SF0039SS001/A

 

Page 1-line 3                                      Before "Act" insert "Jurisdiction".

 

Page 1-line 14                                    After "PROCEEDINGS" insert "JURISDICTION".

 

Page 3-lines 8                                    Delete "Incapacitated" insert "Incompetent".

 

Page 7-line 2                                      Delete "incapacitated" insert "incompetent".

 

Page 13-line 13                                  Delete "incapacitated" insert "incompetent".

 

Page 20-line 18                                  Delete "incapacitated" insert "incompetent".

 

Page 21-line 6                                    Delete "incapacitated" insert "incompetent".

 

Page 21-line 13                                  Delete "incapacitated" insert "incompetent".

 

Page 21-line 16                                  Delete "incapacitated" insert "incompetent".

 

Page 23-line 23                                  Delete "incapacitated" insert "incompetent".

 

Page 24-line 10                                  Delete "incapacitated" insert "incompetent".

 

Page 25-line 8                                    Delete "incapacitated" insert "incompetent"; delete "incapacity" insert "incompetency".

 

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                                                                "(j)  In granting a petition under this section, the court may require any report or impose any duty under W.S. 3-2-109, 3-2-201, 3-2-202, 3-3-601 through 3-3-611 or 3-3-901 and 3-3-902.".

 

Page 27-after line 12                       Insert and renumber:

 

                                                                "(c)  Any court in this state issuing a guardianship or protective order pursuant to this act may require the guardian or conservator to file a certified copy of any report or accounting the guardian or conservator files with the court.".  SCHIFFER, CHAIRMAN

 

 

 

SF0047S2002/A

 

Page 1-line 4      After ";" insert "modifying repayment interest for advance foundation payments to school districts;.

 

Page 1-line 8      In the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (SF0047SS001/A) to this line, after "paragraph (v)" delete "and" insert ","; after "12-13-309(u)" insert "and 21-13-313(g)".

 

Page 3-after line 9 Insert:

 

"21‑13‑313.  Distribution of funds from foundation account; property tax and cash reserve adjustment; regulations.

 

(g)  In addition to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the state superintendent shall, for any district subject to W.S. 21‑13‑102(b) as determined by the department for any school year, or for any district not subject to W.S. 21‑13‑102(b) whose entitlement amount determined under W.S. 21‑13‑311(a) for any school year is equal to or less than twenty percent (20%) of the foundation program amount computed under W.S. 21‑13‑309(p), and upon demonstration by the district of financial need as documented by cash flow analysis, provide payments from the school foundation program account in an amount not to exceed one-fifth (1/5) of the foundation program amount computed for that district for that school year in accordance with W.S. 21‑13‑309.  The computed amount shall be paid to each eligible district on or before September 1 based upon tentative computations under W.S. 21‑13‑309, for which the department may use fiscal information available from foundation program computations for the previous school year in the manner provided under subsection (b) of this section. Any district receiving a payment under this subsection and repaying the foundation program account by December 15 of that school year shall not be assessed interest.  After December 15, the district shall be assessed interest at a rate equal to the rate specified by W.S. 21‑13‑316(a) until the payment is repaid in full.  If repayment is not possible due to uncollected revenues under W.S. 21-13-310(a)(i) and (ii), as certified by documented cash flow analysis supporting financial need, the department may extend the period for which interest is not assessed.  In no event shall an advance payment under this subsection extend beyond and remain unpaid by any district, including interest, on and after June 15 of that school year.".  NICHOLAS

 

 

SF0075SW001/A

 

 

Page 1-line 3                                      After "specified;" insert "providing an exception;".

 

Page 2-line 15                                    After "(b)" insert "Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,".

 

Page 3-line 2                                      After "state." insert "Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the department may take possession from the federal government or its agents of not more than eight (8) wild horses from outside the boundaries of the state in any one (1) year for the purpose of any correctional facility program under this subsection.".  HICKS

 

 

SF0076SS001/A

 

 

Page 1-line 2                                      Delete "big" insert "bighorn".

 

Page 1-line 3                                      Delete "horn".

 

Page 1-line 14                                    Delete "the Encampment River big horn" insert "bighorn".

 

Page 1-line 15                                    Delete and insert "from the Sierra Madre mountain range of the Medicine Bow National Forest as a result of". BURNS, CHAIRMAN

 

 

SF0083SS001.01/AC CORRECTED

 (DIVIDED AMENDMENT)

 

Page 5-line 9                                      Delete "fifteen (15)" insert "ninety (90)".

 

Page 5-lines 15 and 16                    Delete and renumber.

 

Page 5-line 18                                    Delete "(c)" insert "(b)".

 

Page 6-line 23                                    Delete through "under" insert "alleged violations of".

 

Page 7-lines 4 through 21             Delete and insert:

 

"(b)  Any employee, contractor or agent of a person being investigated for a violation of W.S. 42-4-303(a) shall be entitled to recover all economic damages suffered if that employee, contractor or agent is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed or in any other manner retaliated against in the terms and conditions of employment because of lawful acts taken in good faith by the employee or others in an action reported, filed or investigated under this act.  An action by an employee, contractor or agent under this subsection shall not be brought more than three (3) years after the date when the retaliation occurred.  A person may bring an action in the appropriate district court for the relief provided in this section.  This section shall not otherwise be construed to create a private cause of action for violations of this act and is limited to the remedies expressly created by this section related to employment retaliation.".

 

Page 8-line 4                                      Delete "this act" insert "subsection (b) of this section".

 

Page 9-lines 23 and 24                    Delete and renumber.

 

Page 10-line 2                                    Delete "(c)" insert "(b)".  SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

 

 

SF0083SW001/A

 

 

Page 11-lines 10 through 24         Delete, including the Senate Standing Committee amendment (SF0083SS001/A) to these lines and insert:

 

"(e)  A person who fails to maintain records in accordance with Medicaid program rules and requirements for medical assistance is guilty of:

 

(i)  A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if the medical assistance claimed for which records were not maintained equals twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the Medicaid claims submitted by the person in the same three (3) month period;

 

(ii)  A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, if the medical assistance claimed for which records were not maintained equals more than ten percent (10%) but less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the Medicaid claims submitted by the person in the same three (3) month period.".  NUTTING, PETERSON

 

 

SF0087SS001/A

 

 

Page 1-line 3                                      Delete "providing for".

 

Page 1-line 4                                      Delete through "enforcement;".

 

Page 3-line 10                                    After "format;" insert "and".

 

Page 3-line 13                                    Delete "W.S. 31‑4‑103; and" insert "this section.".

 

Page 3-lines 15 and 16                    Delete and renumber.  VON FLATERN, CHAIRMAN

 

 

SF0095S2001/A

 

Page 3-line 11                                    Delete "grade twelve (12)" insert "the year before graduation".

 

Page 3-line 16                                    Delete "A course" insert "Courses".

 

Page 3-line 19                                    Delete "one (1) year of" insert "the"; delete "fulfilling".  ROTHFUSS

 

 

SF0105SS001/A

 

 

Page 1-line 2                                      Delete "fiscal" insert "remainder of the biennial period commencing July 1, 2012;".

 

Page 1-line 3                                      Delete.

 

Page 9-line 17                                    Delete "to be" insert "as"; delete "legislature" insert "school facilities commission and reported to the select committee on school facilities and the joint appropriations committee by March 31, 2013".

 

Page 12-line 4                                    Delete "July 1, 2013.".

 

Page 12-line 6                                    Delete.

 

Page 12-line 7                                    Delete line through "effective".

 

Page 12-After line 10 insert"

 

"(b)  Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, section 1(b)(ii) of this act is effective July 1, 2013.".  BEBOUT, CHAIRMAN